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1969 1968 gov tries to put a 1970 1965 Algonquin Wildlands League fights to end logging Renowned U of T Zoologist lid on brewing controversy League is born. Abbott in Provincial Douglas Pimlott surrounding Algonquin due to Conway issues “Algonquin Park. They find that issues a clarion call League’s mass media Alert” urges public to report 95% of crown timber to preserve wilderness techniques and broad activity that violates wilder- licenses in park are in Ontario triggering a based preservation ness values in park, calls for held by two US based “preservationist upsurge”. campaign. Advisory halt to commercial logging. logging companies. committee is formed.

1971 1972 1973 League publishes Why Wilderness Now is After almost 5 years, the 1974 “The truth is we don’t need to Wilderness? A Report published. Articulated battle for Quetico log the park; we shouldn’t be on Mismanagement League’s wilderness philos- wilderness is won. logging the park, and now is in Lake Superior ophy and recommendations Full page ads run in the www.wildlandsleague.org/50-years/ the time to begin the phasing Provincial Park. to achieve protection. First Toronto Telegram with help out process,” Stephen Includes 8 principles for noteworthy attempt to define of Pollution Probe. 77% of Lewis, Ontario NDP Leader effective action that hold wilderness preservation poli- Algonquin remains open to says of Algonquin Park. true to this day. cy in Ontario. logging.

1978 League’s efforts lead to Blue 1976 1981 Jeff Miller, one of the 1977 Book in Ontario, park 1979 245 candidate New regulations are Logging is prohibited 1980 League’s founding members, planning and management Algonquin Wildlands provincial parks are put in place in Algonquin as in 50% of Lake Superior leads a group on a 21-day trip policies manual. It commits League joins CPAWS. identified to meet the Blue number of visitors doubles. Provincial Park. in Algonquin Park. gov to establish a slew of Book standards. wilderness parks.

1982 1985 1989 Epic struggle. Facing 1983 League accepts a compromise Endangered Spaces Battle culminates with gov 1987 formidable and well-financed on private leases in 1986 After relentless campaigning campaign launches. announcing creation of We begin operating as opposition, League fights Algonquin to end in alongside Ontario Nature Doug Pimlott is honoured 5 wilderness parks Wildlands League to to protect candidate 2017 however gov would and CPAWS, Bruce in book, edited by Monte and promising to establish expand on work beyond parks when Ontario gov renew them years later Peninsula National Hummel, called Endangered 149 provincial parks as Algonquin Park. embarks on Strategic Land without a similar level of Park is created. Spaces: the future for soon as possible. Use Planning program. public consultation. Canada’s wilderness.

1992 1993 199 5 1991 End of timber hearings, would Wildlands and allies Tim Gray then E.D., Wildlands in a coalition, lead to new law and funda- fight harmful railway fights for Algoma Highlands 1990 represented by Canadian League sells tree themed mental shift in approach to expansion in Algonquin 1994 home to last remaining old Environmental Law Wildlands News calls on t-shirts and mugs, & forestry. New consensus: Park which could lead to 50 growth hardwood and white Association, participates in supporters to protect ‘essays on ecology’ forest is a complex moose fatalities each year, pine forests in North America. the Timber Class EA the Algoma Highlands. for the holiday season. ecological system with increased risk of toxic spills, League prevails as CN Railway hearings, which span many values, not just a pro- and air and water pollution abandons Algonquin Rail from 1988 to 1992. vider of wood products. in the park. expansion.

1997 1996 Partnership for 2000 League achieves big 1999 League moves into 401 Public Lands begins. 1998 Wildlands through PPL environmental victory after Wildlands League is Richmond W. where we still And Wildlands League also establishes 2.4 million court agrees with them instrumental is developing operate out of today. We also 2001 begins long lasting friendship ha of protected areas We open our that 6 forest management Forest Stewardship publish a discussion paper and partnership with forest thereby doubling the area office. plans are illegal because they Council Certification on how to end logging in company Tembec (now covered by parks in northern did not meet sustainability (FSC) globally. Algonquin Park while known as Rayonier and . requirements set out in law. protecting jobs. Advanced Materials).

2004 2006 2003 League disentangles New parks laws 2002 League publishes two 2005 League, Ontario 50,000 ha of parks League alerts the public is passed enshrining 2007 national reports on: Long-time Wildlands Nature & WWF publish from mining claims and that there are more km of ecological integrity as alternatives to supporter and wilderness Big Wild, a 12 page full- draws attention to potential logging roads in Algonquin management priority. Santa clearcutting in enthusiast, Glen Davis, is colour doc highlighting mining waste being pumped Park than in the city of Claus and League deliver Boreal Forests and honoured posthumously with importance of boreal forest into Groundhog River Toronto or running between caribou toys to Queen’s Park Aboriginal values in the Abbott Conway Award. and work with First Nations. Provincial Park home to rare Halifax and Vancouver. sounding alarm on reindeers’ protected areas in Canada. lake sturgeon. cousins, boreal caribou.

2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 Wildlands fights League plays a lead John Cutfeet returns League and partners release Lightening the Footprint is

unjust Mining Act 2009 role in rerouting of as bilingual (OjiCree- first ever caribou action plan implemented for Algonquin Wildlands League draws alongside many others and transmission line away English), Watershed Program in Canada covering 3 million Park which adds 96,089 public attention to the “wild supports Bob Lovelace & from intact caribou habitat Coordinator. League brings ha in northeastern ha of protection to west free-for-all” mining KI Six. Culminates in 1,000 in . journalist to and Ontario. 23,000km2 off the park bringing total staking frenzy in the Ring of people, teepees, sleepover Tembec, League and First is featured in Toronto Star limits to mining as a result of protection to 35%. League Fire. at Queen’s Park, & victory at Nations begin co-creating story called Rafting to the Ring KI’s and Wildlands’ efforts to launches lawsuit to protect Ontario Court of Appeal. plan for caribou and jobs. of Fire. protect lands and waters. species at risk in Ontario.

2015 Special report published on 2015 2014 Risks of methylmercury failures of self-monitoring and Wildlands applauds contamination highlighted in self-reporting at the De Beers 2016 the Environmental Making a stand for species Lowlands and Victor Diamond Mine in Commissioner’s call to at risk at the Ontario is profiled in a documentary . League end logging in Court of Appeal. called After the Last River by photos reveal exten- Algonquin Park. Victoria Lean. sive damage by Ring of 2018 Fire mining exploration. Janet Sumner, current E.D. & co-chair of National Advisory Panel, publishes Canada’s Conservation Vision and speaks with TVO’s Steve Paikin about new $1.3 billion investment for 2018 2016 The Cochrane Plan. After rectifying a critical 2017 nature by federal government. 2017 League stands with Moose League hosts family friendly weakness in law governing Common no more? League First Nation and calls event in Cochrane in support Rouge National Urban Park, calls for end to moose on Ontario to permanently of jobs and caribou. League Prime Minister Justin calf hunt and creation of protect the North fights to remove harmful Trudeau Paddles the moose refuge areas. . transmission line from Rouge with League. .